The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday that 16 people died and 8,670 were taken to hospital due to heatstroke in the week of July 23-29.
The Meteorological Agency said the heatwave is expected to continue at least until next Saturday.

The mudslide occurred at an iron ore mine in the township of Araltobe, Xinyuan county, Kazak autonomous prefecture of Ili. The mud and debris buried
28 people, initially identified as 22 mine workers and six local residents.

Parts of three rivers in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to fishing due to unusually warm water temperatures. Starting Wednesday, park
officials will prohibit fishing on the Gibbon River below Gibbon Falls, Firehole River below Keppler Cascades, and the Madison River. The reason is
water temperatures ranging into the high 70s - too warm for trout. Warm weather, hot water from thermal features and low stream flows all are
causing the water to warm up. Warm water can be stressful or even fatal for trout. Yellowstone officials say the forecast calls for more warm weather
and that could cause additional areas to be closed to fishing.

GNS Science has issued a volcanic alert for White Island because of increased activity in the crater lake and numerous earthquakes. GNS Science duty
volcanologist Michael Rosenberg says the risk of eruption has increased.

A blaze broke out early Thursday after an explosion at an Oklahoma oil refinery, authorities reported. A Tulsa Police Department spokesperson
confirmed to NBC News that it was notified about the fire at the HollyFrontier refinery in west Tulsa at 2:21 a.m. local time (3:21 a.m. ET).

A busy supermarket, doctor’s surgery and an industrial estate all had to be evacuated following a major gas leak in Musselburgh. Tesco at Mall
Avenue, Musselburgh Primary Care Centre and Inveresk Industrial Estate were emptied by emergency workers after a strong smell of gas was detected at
1pm yesterday.

The hospital at the center of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda is now dealing with 30 suspected cases, including five from Kibaale prison, Dr. Dan
Kyamanywa said Thursday.There is a fear that the outbreak will spread to the capital, but it is unlikely, he said. Many patients fled Kagadi hospital
when Ebola was confirmed, he said, and the hospital is struggling to respond to all the call-outs to suspected cases.

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